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*SCARCE ENGRAVED DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 EXTRA-LIGHT TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:9,000.00 USD Estimated At:18,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD
*SCARCE ENGRAVED DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 EXTRA-LIGHT TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.
SN 147053. Cal. 33 WCF. Beautiful deluxe '86 with 24" tapered lightweight rnd bbl, half magazine, takedown with pedestal mounted Marbles Sheard front sight, a slot blank in the rear seat and a Lyman 21 receiver sight. Mounted with about 3X+ American walnut that is F-style checkered & carved with capped pistol grip stock that has Winchester hard rubber buttplate. Receiver is very nicely engraved by one of the Ulrichs in No. 9 style with the vignette of a running whitetail buck on the left side and a standing whitetail buck on the right side. Both vignettes are surrounded by fine foliate arabesque patterns with pearled or punch-dot background and a zig zag border. Engraving extends over the top & bottom of the receiver, top tang & about 1-1/2" up the bbl. Forend cap is engraved to match. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with assembly number "813" and "XXX". Matching assembly number is also found in the top tang channel of the buttstock. Secreted in the lightning hole of the buttstock, under the buttplate, is a small piece of lined paper, pencil inscribed, "Tom Lanks / 312 Thompson St. / Jersey Shore, PA". This was apparently Mr. Lanks' prized hunting rifle as it shows honest hunting wear. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 95% strong orig blue with light wear around muzzle edge and some thinning over chamber area; takedown ring is mostly a blue/gray patina; receiver retains about 50% orig blue, strong in the sheltered areas, turned silver elsewhere; hammer retains dark case colors while the lever has faded to silver. Wood is sound with a few light handling & use nicks & scratches with the buttstock retaining about 90% strong orig varnish; forearm retains 85-90% strong orig varnish with both showing moderate to heavy wear on the checkering. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore. 4-48187 JR326